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   shrivel

   /ˈʃrɪvl/

   verb

   • 1. wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, especially due to loss of moisture: "the flowers simply shrivelled up"
   • ▪ lose momentum, will, or desire: "as American interest shrivelled, so did the government's"
   • ▪ cause to feel worthless or insignificant: "she shrivelled him with one glance"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect skryvla ‘to wrinkle’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHRIVEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHRIVEL definition: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SHRIVEL is to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture. How to use shrivel in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHRIVEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHRIVEL meaning: 1. to become dry, smaller, and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make…. Learn more.

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   Shrivel definition: to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.. See examples of SHRIVEL used in a sentence.

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   When things shrivel, they wrinkle up and get smaller, the way leaves begin to shrivel and turn brown in the fall. A lack of moisture can cause something to shrivel, and in humans it tends to be the natural process of aging that makes people shrivel a bit.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHRIVEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   [VERB] ...dry weather that shrivelled this summer's crops. [VERB noun] Synonyms: wither, dry (up), wilt, shrink More Synonyms of shrivel. Shrivel up means the same as shrivel. The leaves started to shrivel up. [VERB PARTICLE] shrivelled adjective. ...a shriveled chestnut. It looked old and shrivelled.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshrivel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of shrivel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.